Hello. I have a very affectionate 5 year old cat that I got this August. He warmed up right away and wanted to sleep with me in my bed the first night. So I have let him ever since.
Recently he has gotten in the habit of clawing me to wake me up (or just generally for attention). I have tried both making a loud noise when he does this or ignoring him, but it doesn’t seem to work. Plus ignoring it is difficult when it hurts you lol.
So last night he was sleeping in bed with me as usual. He started clawing me at like 5 am and wouldn’t stop. So I tricked him to get him out of the room. I got out of bed and went into the hall where he obviously followed me. But then I walked back into my room and shit the door behind me.
He has been crying at the door all night which makes me feel bad but still. Is this a viable way to correct this behavior? My plan was to maybe do this each morning that he does this.
If hes been living there more than 30 days, he has tenants right and legally you must allow him in the room as well an ensuring you’re promptly feeding him breakfast at 5am, 6am, and 7am.
Source: attorney specializing in cat law
Bahahaha
Thank you! He gets wet food and I have an auto wet food feeder, but it is a real PITA to set up and clean and it only holds a couple of meals. I’ll have to work on being more regular about it.
Just put him on the floor every time he does it, rather than kicking him out of the room. He’ll get the message eventually. Mine did.
I have a spray bottle of water marked “CAT CONTROL - WATER ONLY” in permanent marker set to spray long range. I keep it on the floor next to the bed and would spray them if they did this. Now I only have to grab the bottle and shake it and they scatter.
Spray bottle works on kids too.
But in all reality it’s a good deterrent for inappropriate behaviors. Just don’t use it too much or the cat starts distrusting you.
When I got my cat he was waking me a lot at night.
Wear the cat out before bed.
Play a lot together. A wand toy works great. Something interactive. That way the cat will stay engaged.
It also encourages bonding and trust-security.
Wear the boy out so that he sleeps when you sleep.
See if that helps.
Yes.
Cat would do the same or worse if you did that to them.
